Kabwata (constituency)
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Kabwata is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers the Lusaka suburbs of Kabwata, Libala and Chilenje in Lusaka District of Lusaka Province.[1]
In September 2001, a by-election was held after incumbent MP Godfrey Miyanda was expelled from the ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) together with nine cabinet ministers.[2][3] The by-election was contested by the MMD (who fielded Dominic Laban Nyirongo), the United National Independence Party (who fielded Kamoyo Mwale) and the Forum for Democracy and Development (who fielded Richard Kachingwe). The by-election was won by Kachingwe, although he was only a Member of Parliament for a few months as general elections were held on 27 December 2001.[4][5][6]
List of MPs
| Election | MP | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Mary Mwango | United National Independence Party |
| 1978 | Maxwell Sibongo | United National Independence Party |
| 1983 | Michael Sata | United National Independence Party |
| 1988 | Michael Sata | United National Independence Party |
| 1991 | Michael Sata | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy |
| 1996 | Godfrey Miyanda | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy |
| 2001 (by-election) | Richard Kachingwe | Forum for Democracy and Development |
| 2001 | Given Lubinda | United Party for National Development |
| 2006 | Given Lubinda | Patriotic Front |
| 2011 | Given Lubinda | Patriotic Front |
| 2016 | Given Lubinda | Patriotic Front |
| 2021 | Levy Mkandawire | United Party for National Development |
| 2022 (by-election)[7] | Andrew Tayengwa | United Party for National Development |
Election results
2001
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Given Lubinda | United Party for National Development | 7,563 | 33.17 | |
| Richard Kachingwe | Forum for Democracy and Development | 7,223 | 31.68 | |
| George C. Tembo | Heritage Party | 2,191 | 9.61 | |
| Dominic L. Nyrongo | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy | 2,159 | 9.47 | |
| Shadrick Kafwimbi | National Citizens' Coalition | 1,395 | 6.12 | |
| Mulenga J. Sata | Patriotic Front | 708 | 3.11 | |
| Emily F. Chingambu | United National Independence Party | 682 | 2.99 | |
| Kapembwa Simukulwa | Independent | 446 | 1.96 | |
| Mushikita A. Nkandu | Zambia Republican Party | 434 | 1.90 | |
| Total | 22,801 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 22,801 | 99.38 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 142 | 0.62 | ||
| Total votes | 22,943 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 37,220 | 61.64 | ||
| Source: Electoral Commission[8] | ||||
2006
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Given Lubinda | Patriotic Front | 23,419 | 59.76 | |
| Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy | 8,131 | 20.75 | |
| Rowlence N. Banda | United Democratic Alliance | 6,058 | 15.46 | |
| Raymond Phiri | Heritage Party | 1,581 | 4.03 | |
| Total | 39,189 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 39,189 | 98.21 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 713 | 1.79 | ||
| Total votes | 39,902 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 55,799 | 71.51 | ||
| Source: Electoral Commission[9] | ||||
2011
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Given Lubinda | Patriotic Front | 29,977 | 74.56 | |
| Peter Machungwa | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy | 5,869 | 14.60 | |
| Imbuwa Imbuwa | United Party for National Development | 3,923 | 9.76 | |
| Mckelvin Kabaso | New Generation Party | 190 | 0.47 | |
| Nasson Msoni | Independent | 132 | 0.33 | |
| Doreen Shimumbi | Zambians for Empowerment and Development | 114 | 0.28 | |
| Total | 40,205 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 40,205 | 99.87 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 53 | 0.13 | ||
| Total votes | 40,258 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 72,831 | 55.28 | ||
| Source: Electoral Commission[10] | ||||
References
- ^ Kabwata National Assembly of Zambia
- ^ Zambia's ruling party expels top members IOL, 2 May 2001
- ^ Simon, David J.; Pletcher, James R.; Siegel, Brian V., eds. (2008). "National Citizen's Coalition (NCC)". Historical Dictionary of Zambia. African Historical Dictionaries. Vol. 106 (3rd ed.). Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-8108-5305-8.
- ^ MMD, FDD And UNIP Contest Kabwata By-Elections The Post, 22 August 2001
- ^ Fodep Accuses Mmd of Corruption in Kabwata The Post, 30 August 2001
- ^ The Truth is Coming Out, Says Lt. Gen. Tembo The Post, 7 September 2001
- ^ zamobserver (2021-12-27). "UPND Adopts Andrew Tayengwa As Candidate For Kabwata MP". The Zambian Observer. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ 2001 parliamentary election results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
- ^ 2006 parliamentary election results Archived 2018-04-17 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
- ^ 2011 National Assembly election results Electoral Commission of Zambia